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EVENT NEWS / October 7, 2008

Visiting Artists Billie Grace Lynn, Fred Fenster Come to Boise State University in October

Accomplished artists Billie Grace Lynn and Fred Fenster will visit the Boise State University campus and give free lectures during October.

Billie Grace Lynn creates sculptures that are interactive, kinetic and that engage the viewers’ thought and senses. The Visual Arts Center will exhibit her large-scale inflatable sculptures from Oct. 16-27 in Gallery 2, located in the Hemingway Center.

Lynn will give a lecture at 6 p.m. Oct. 16 in Liberal Arts Building Room 106. Her lecture is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow at 7:30 p.m. in Gallery 2. Free parking will be available during the lecture and reception in the Liberal Arts parking lot. Lynn’s appearance is part of the Visiting Artist and Scholar Program, which continues with artist Laura Berman at 6 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Student Union Barnwell Room.

The Fall 2008 Visiting Artist and Scholar Program is sponsored by the Idaho Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Modern Hotel. For more information, contact Kirsten Furlong at (208) 426-3994 or kfurlong@boisestate.edu. 

Internationally renowned artist Fred Fenster, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will give a lecture at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 in the Student Union Farnsworth Room. He also will lead a three-day, hands-on pewtersmithing workshop Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in the Art Metals Studio, located in Liberal Arts Building Room 157. To register for the workshop, contact Anika Smulovitz at (208) 426-4060 or anikasmulovitz@boisestate.edu. The workshop is $350 general, $325 for Idaho Metal Arts Guild members and $225 for students. A $100 materials fee is included in the registration cost. Fenster’s appearance is sponsored by the Associated Students of Boise State University Art Metals Club.

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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Tuesday, October 07, 2008